Firm administrator vs administrator

The differences between firm administrators and administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a firm administrator, becoming an administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an administrator has an average salary of $72,882, which is higher than the $70,547 average annual salary of a firm administrator.

The top three skills for a firm administrator include payroll processing, law firm and litigation. The most important skills for an administrator are customer service, data entry, and troubleshoot.

Firm administrator vs administrator overview

	Firm Administrator	Administrator
Yearly salary	$70,547	$72,882
Hourly rate	$33.92	$35.04
Growth rate	-8%	5%
Number of jobs	51,906	67,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	6	2

Firm administrator vs administrator salary

Firm administrators and administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Firm Administrator	Administrator
Average salary	$70,547	$72,882
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $99,000	Between $46,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between firm administrator and administrator education

There are a few differences between a firm administrator and an administrator in terms of educational background:

	Firm Administrator	Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Firm administrator vs administrator demographics

Here are the differences between firm administrators' and administrators' demographics:

	Firm Administrator	Administrator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between firm administrator and administrator duties and responsibilities

Firm administrator example responsibilities.

Manage the purchase of supplies, A/R, A/P, general bookkeeping, trust account, and client billing.
Direct Medicaid health plan management division activities (manage care program operations, quality improvement, and contract administration).
Complete and review bi-monthly QuickBooks's journal entries.
Perform bank reconciliation and month-end close; submit to CPA for tax review.
Prepare in house semi monthly payroll for staff along with partner compensation with QuickBooks.
Act as liaison and communication link between management and staff, and among all offices for this CPA firm.

Administrator example responsibilities.

Develop a Perl script to manage the LDAP schema.
Hire and manage all receptionists and assistant MCA's.
Used all tools of Java stack in supporting and managing it.
Manage and process product orders on windows base on-line computer network system.
Manage ADP time system for technicians and approve time-off requests, supporting management.
Manage professional staff of 9 (including 5 MDs) and support staff of 10

Firm administrator vs administrator skills

Common firm administrator skills

Payroll Processing, 16%
Law Firm, 12%
Litigation, 5%
Office Equipment, 3%
General Ledger, 3%
CPA, 3%

Common administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Data Entry, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Payroll, 6%
Financial Reports, 4%
Oversight, 4%